GEA Westfalia Separator waterMaster

Energy consumption reduced by up to 50 percent

engineering for a better world GEA Mechanical Equipment

The “Greener” your Water and Waste Water
Treatment, the “Blacker” your Figures!

GEA Westfalia Separator waterMaster achieves first-class separation results whether as a

stationary or a mobile unit. This applies to the dewatering and concentration of sewage sludge,
the treatment of drinking water and the recovery of valuable materials.

In times of rising disposal costs and energy prices, the operating costs of a decanter are becoming
more important than ever. Numerous technical innovations in the GEA Westfalia Separator
waterMaster ensure a uniquely favourable energy balance and first-class separation performance.

The specific energy consumption of the waterMaster has been reduced by up to 50 percent
overall. This means the decanter now requires only 0.5 kWh for each cubic metre of thickened
sludge. We have also managed to reduce flocculent consumption, rendering water and waste
water treatment more sustainable and ensuring that your investment holds its value for longer.

The outstanding efficiency and productivity of the waterMaster are

based on the following technical features:

• GEA Westfalia Separator ecodrive • Deep-pond design

• GEA Westfalia Separator summationdrive • GEA Westfalia Separator energyjets
Reduced Energy Consumption in
GEA Westfalia Separator’s waterMaster

-5% -5%

-30%
-50%
-10% GEA Westfalia Separator waterMaster

Earlier generation of decanters

GEA Westfalia Separator ecodrive

GEA Westfalia Separator summationdrive

Deep-pond design

GEA Westfalia Separator energyjets

 3
Frequency
1
converter
-5%
2

1 Start main motor with frequency converter up to bowl speed

2 Switch main motor direct on line
3 2nd motor with frequency converter up to required differential speed

GEA Westfalia Separator ecodrive

GEA Westfalia Separator ecodrive

Whilst earlier generations of decanter centrifuges had two separate frequency

converters to drive the bowl and scroll, GEA Westfalia Separator’s water­Master
is controlled by just one frequency converter.

The frequency converter of the secondary motor starts the primary motor when
the machine starts up. Once the decanter bowl has reached its rated speed, the
machine switches to mains operation and the frequency converter is applied
to the secondary motor where it now controls the differential speed.

This saves one frequency converter in the control unit and eliminates the
loss of efficiency caused by a frequency converter. This has allowed energy
consumption to be reduced by a further 5 percent.
GEA Westfalia Separator summationdrive

The intelligent kinematics of GEA Westfalia Separator’s summationdrive bring

together (“sum”) the outputs of both motors and then transmit them precisely
to bowl and scroll. Unnecessary conversion losses, such as those which occur
in other solutions involving reverse power (backdrive or additional belts),
are not an issue with summationdrive. Instead, differential speed is supplied
energy-efficiently and seamlessly across a broad range, saving up to 5 percent
energy compared to other drives.

As a result, any additional electrical components for recycling energy can be

dispensed with.
 -5%
x kW

y kW

x+y kW

GEA Westfalia Separator summationdrive

 Maximum separation efficiency – deep pond*
The deeper the pond, the higher the pressure on
the separated solids at the bowl shell and the smaller
-30%
the particles which can be separated.

Shallow pond Deep pond

*Pond depth is dependent on application – bowls with a shallow pond have to
be used for dewatering or classifying purposes, for example

Deep-Pond Design

The deep-pond design of bowls in the GEA Westfalia Separator waterMaster

ensures optimized flow characteristics in the bowl, improved clarification
and a reduced energy requirement for discharging the product. This reduces
electricity consumption by up to 30 percent and also dramatically cuts the
requirement for flocculents.
 -10%

Conventional liquid outlet GEA Westfalia Separator energyjets

GEA Westfalia Separator energyjets

One source of energy consumption in a decanter centrifuge is the power

required to discharge the clarified liquid. This can represent up to 50 percent
of the decanter’s total energy requirement. Using GEA Westfalia Separator
energyjets, specially-shaped weir plates with integrated flow deflection allow
the decanter’s energy requirement to be reduced by up to 10 percent.
 The information contained in this brochure merely serves as a non-binding description of our products and is without guarantee. Binding information, in particular relating to capacity

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